Experts Say

Trump to Asia: Unite on North Korea, but Go It Alone on Trade

The New York Times
November 11, 2017
By Mark Landler

President Trump has issued two starkly contradictory calls on his trip to Asia this past week: The nations of the world must rally behind the United States to confront the nuclear threat from North Korea, but they should expect America to go its own way on trade. Reconciling those messages will be hard, and it may determine the near-term fate of the United States as a Pacific power.